Secrets of Sealgaire

[jillyson]

It's not going anywhere!

Thanks, Guys! I hated putting the break where I did, because I feel like the second half was all one thing only! I hope Tina pops in to see the surprise at the end!

[amylu1988]

;D Loved it!

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Wow, there was so much in this one. ;D The picture with Midir's head above Sebastian's bed was scary, really summed up the spell well. Yay for healing the Goodie boys, the whole scene in the hospital was so well written, Jilly.

I think the break worked well where it was; the, ahem, 'celebrations' once they were all home fit into the second half, it sort of...made sense that they all travelled home and the couples got some alone time.

On that note, I love Balin and Siobhan's relationship. They're so perfect for each other that they're almost too perfect, and at least they'll be there for each other, whether it's in the pub or alone. Interesting about what happened to Balin though, and at least he's alive-ish.

I loved that Heather was able to sort of feel sorry for Bruno. It's not that I want her to feel sorry for him, but it sort of confirmed her character in that she's empathetic enough to see how he felt with Midir controlling him, but still see that he was such a bad person with it. I like how caring she is in that way.

Sorry if this comment is a bit disjointed, but I really loved the chapter and once again, your writing was wonderful. Can't wait for chapter 11! Yay for Sealgaire.

[valpre1983]

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Whoa...I salute you Jilly. You are the woman and this was well worth the wait. Breath taking writing. I actually read this without the pictures (still at work and photobucket is blocked) but I could actually picture everything in my head, that's how brilliant and vivid your writing is.

Aww, Heather and Niall are so amazing together. I can see why they are king and queen; they are both regal and graceful in their mannerisms, but above all, they always have their people's best interests at heart. And that was such an amazing act Heather did when she gave the ring to Frances.

Ahh, Frances, smart woman, running as far as her feet would carry her once she got the ring. She's still my fav character.

I loved all the love scenes, lots of romance in the air. I hope Balin and Shioban realize what they have and stop playing games and wasting time. I can't wait for 11...hurry Jill, hurry with some more!

[jillyson]

*blush Thanks, Guys! I was hoping you all would like it! Ch.11 is already begun and will be out soon-ish. I'm so stoked that you're happy with it!

That Midir pic was all AussieKarima's doing - it's my favorite one!

Holley was just helping me download some poseboxes at lunch for 11, so hopefully that's what I'll be doing tonight if Crappy the craptop cooperates!

[Aussie Karima]

;D Umm! I would keep my fingers crossed for you,but I keep making mistakes & I have a wee bit of typing to do,So I will send my good wishes & thoughts to you instead,so I can keep typing!lol!
~ I am waiting,& hope that CH11 goes well,but I will also miss Sealgaire,I wonder if a Sims 3 story is in the works,for those transition Sims?

[joandsarah]

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Wow so much romance. You should get a contract with Mills and Boon there Jilly.
Poor Frances, even though she isn't exactly on the good side, I still like her. I think some heads are going to roll now.

Dang reading part A first might have been a good idea lol. I didn't see it until I had read part B!

[jillyson]

I should probably make a bigger announcement line on part B to catch that - Holley said part A didn't show up on anyone's friend page for some reason. Did part B make more sense after you went back to read A?

As for an S3 version - I've toyed with that idea, and I may still down the road- I was thinking either a Cyd & Polina story or a Balin story. But I have a very different S3 story in the pipe and ready to go, as soon as this one's done. (hint - it's set in the future)

About to try and go into my game for some more pics & to try out those new poeboxes Holley helped me find!

[joandsarah]

Part A didn't show up at all on my friends page, just B. I didn't realize there was another part until I thought "B? I wonder if I missed A?" So I went into the main part of your journal and found it.

[Tina ☺]

Shame on you, Jill! You didn't add your links to the first post...lol. That's OK, though, because I did for you.

Bummer I don't have time to read it right now, but I'm hoping to take a crack at it in the morning.

[jillyson]

I'll make a note on part B that's more prominent. I can't guess what's wrong with part A, other than my usual LJ curse.

My game, after a 35 minute load time, kicked me out when I went to Cyd's brownstone. I'm about 10 minutes away from getting in again. This time I'll try another lot and see if I just have a bad lot or if I need to do some major surgery on my game. Oh! That was quick! It's up now.

[valpre1983]

I'm looking forward to TS3 story ;D We need more of those, and more candidates for the hotness calender ;D

Poseboxes are fun, once you get the hang of it

[jillyson]

Donta is the star of the new story, and I'd like to work his brother, Shea in, but I don't really have a place for him yet. (from Juni's Ambitions) I'm really excited about it.

*Whew! I was able to get into a different lot, so I'll just have to summon Cyd & Polina out of the brownstone. I really liked that Brownstone, too! I can't get the lot to load, so I can't use the batbox on it.

I took some pics & completed another scene, plus did some building for a new set. Does anyone know if you can get the community lot items to show up for placement on a residential lot? I swear I used to do this all the time & but haven't done it in so long that I don't remember! Lol!

[valpre1983]

Yeah you can have community lot stuff show up. I created the lot as a community and then changed it to residential when it was done and all the community stuff show up. Is that what you mean?

[amylu1988]

Parts A and B showed up on my friend list, but part A was a lot earlier, about 5 posts before or something. Maybe it was on the wrong date?

And yay for the future based TS3 story, it sounds like it'll be great.

[holleyberry]

So sad about the Brownstone Jill. Was it a Maxis lot? Hopefully you can fins a fresh one and get the pictures you need.

I see Val already answered your question about community items. I was going to suggest the same thing.
The cheat is "changelotzoning [residential | community | greek | dorm | secretsociety]"